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Great observation and interesting discussion topic!
You're right that this topic seems to be quite popular.
I think a big part of it is that folks are regularly weighing their career options and appreciate comparing what they're doing to others out there.
By reading someone's post on quitting a job, they can gather together some of the drawbacks that the quitting person had with their job and then take a critical look at their own job to see if they're facing these same drawbacks. Maybe they had never considered these drawbacks or had never really put words to them; I think in this way, reading an article like this can be a real epiphany.
But to your point:
Is it like most people hate their job but don't have the courage to leave it so they seek inspiration in such blogs or something else?
I do think there is something to this too! Folks who dream of leaving their own jobs probably enjoy reading these posts because it allows them to step into the shoes of someone who is quitting their job and experience it vicariously. Maybe they're looking for inspiration to leave their own job... or maybe they're kinda living out their fantasy of quitting their job via someone else. 😅
That's why discussions are always good. Your part opened a new perspective for me on this.
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or maybe they're kinda living out their fantasy of quitting their job via someone else.
This is a solid point 😅.
A guy once told me, People love to watch places that they cannot reach. That was on the traveling aspect, but I truly felt that here.
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Great observation and interesting discussion topic!
You're right that this topic seems to be quite popular.
I think a big part of it is that folks are regularly weighing their career options and appreciate comparing what they're doing to others out there.
By reading someone's post on quitting a job, they can gather together some of the drawbacks that the quitting person had with their job and then take a critical look at their own job to see if they're facing these same drawbacks. Maybe they had never considered these drawbacks or had never really put words to them; I think in this way, reading an article like this can be a real epiphany.
But to your point:
I do think there is something to this too! Folks who dream of leaving their own jobs probably enjoy reading these posts because it allows them to step into the shoes of someone who is quitting their job and experience it vicariously. Maybe they're looking for inspiration to leave their own job... or maybe they're kinda living out their fantasy of quitting their job via someone else. 😅
That's why discussions are always good. Your part opened a new perspective for me on this.
Also
This is a solid point 😅.
A guy once told me, People love to watch places that they cannot reach. That was on the traveling aspect, but I truly felt that here.